Steam Logistics, LLC v. Tactical Transport, LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 STEAM LOGISTICS, LLC, CASE NO. 1:20-CV-1670 AWI JLT
Plaintiff
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
v.
TACTICAL TRANSPORT, LLC, and
DOES 1-10,
14 Defendants
17 This is a business dispute between Plaintiff and Defendant. Plaintiff brings California state 18 law causes of action. The Complaint alleges that this Court has diversity jurisdiction. 19 “[T]he question whether a court has subject matter jurisdiction can be raised at any time by 20 the parties or the court.” Beers v. Southern P. Transp. Co., 703 F.2d 425, 429 (9th Cir. 1983) 21 (citing Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(h)(3)). Federal courts may exercise “diversity jurisdiction” when the 22 amount in controversy exceeds $75,000 and the parties are “citizens of different States.” 28 23 U.S.C. § 1332(a); Rainero v. Archon Corp., 844 F.3d 832, 839 (9th Cir. 2016). Diversity 24 jurisdiction requires “complete diversity,” meaning that the citizenship of each plaintiff is different 25 from the citizenship of each defendant. Weeping Hollow Ave. Trust v. Spencer, 831 F.3d 1110,…